Conversation A: At a Reception
MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner.?
DEBBIE: I'm Debbie Johnson.?
MARTIN: Pardon?
DEBBIE: I'm Debbie Johnson. This is Mr O'Brien.?
MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter.?
DEBBIE: Mr O'Brien is a reporter!
MARTIN: Good. I'm happy to meet you.?
DEBBIE: Mr Learner. This is Mrs Montgomery. She's an engineer.?
MARTIN: Hello.?
MELANIE:Good afternoon. I'm Melanie Montgomery. I'm happy to meet you.?
MARTIN: Thank you. You're an engineer?
MELANIE: Yes, I'm an engineer.?
MARTIN: This is Mr O'Brien.?
JIM: Hello. I'm Jim O'Brien. How are you?
MELANIE: Fine, thanks.?
MARTIN: He's a reporter.?
JIM: He's a reporter, too.?
MELANIE: Hello, Valerie.?
VALERIE: Melanie! How are you?
MELANIE: Fine, thanks. How are you?
VALERIE: Fine, thanks. ?
MELANIE: Valerie, this is Jim O'Brien.
VALERIE: Hello.?
JIM: Good afternoon.?
MELANIE: And this is Martin Learner.?
MARTIN: Good afternoon. We've met.?
VALERIE: Oh, yes. At the airport.?
MARTIN: How are you?
VALERIE: Fine, thanks.?
MELANIE: Valerie is an accountant.?
JIM: At the airport?
VALERIE: Yes.?
MELANIE: Mr O'Brien is a reporter. And Mr Learner is a reporter, too.?
MARTIN: (together with Jim)
JIM: That's right. We're both reporters.
Practice 1:too 表示“也”,一般放在句尾,其前加逗號。both 表示“兩個都”,
如謂語是 be 動詞時,放其后;謂語是行為動詞時放其前。Examples: I speak Chinese. You speak Chinese, too.
We both speak Chinese.
Mary is an American. Lucy is an American, too.?
They are both Americans.?
Mary is an accountant. Lucy is an accountant, too.?
They are both accountants.?
Mary speaks English. Lucy speaks English, too.?
They both speak English.
會話A:會上?
馬 丁:你好,我是馬丁·勒納。?
黛 比:我是黛比·約翰遜。?
馬 丁:對不起,請再說一遍。?
黛 比:我叫黛比·約翰遜,這是奧布賴恩先生。?
馬 丁:你好,我叫馬丁·勒納,我是記者。?
黛 比:奧布賴恩先生是名記者。?
馬 丁:好,見到你很高興。?
黛 比:勒納先生,這是蒙哥馬利夫人,她是工程師。?
馬 丁:你好。?
梅勒妮:下午好,我叫梅勒妮·蒙哥馬利,見到你很高興。?
馬 丁:謝謝,你是工程師??
梅勒妮:對,我是工程師。?
馬 丁:這是奧布賴恩先生。?
吉 姆:你好,我叫吉姆·奧布賴恩,你好嗎??
梅勒妮:很好,謝謝。?
馬 丁:他是記者。?
吉 姆:他也是記者。?
梅勒妮:你好,瓦萊麗。?
瓦萊麗:梅勒妮!你好嗎??
梅勒妮:很好,謝謝。你好嗎??
瓦萊麗:很好,謝謝。?
梅勒妮:瓦萊麗,這是吉姆·奧布賴恩。?
瓦萊麗:你好。?
吉 姆:下午好。?
梅勒妮:這是馬丁·勒納。?
馬 丁:下午好。我們見過面。?
瓦萊麗:噢,是的,在飛機場。?
馬 丁:你好嗎??
瓦萊麗:很好,謝謝。?
梅勒妮:瓦萊麗是會計。?
吉 姆:在飛機場??
瓦萊麗:是的。?
梅勒妮:奧布賴恩先生是記者,勒納先生也是記者。?
馬 丁:(和吉姆一起)?
吉 姆:對,我們都是記者。
Conversation B
DEBBIE: Mr O'Brien. This is Miss Genaux.?
JIM: Pardon?
DEBBIE: This is Miss Genaux.?
JIM: We've met.?
DEBBIE: Oh, well, this is Mr Greer.?
JIM: Pardon?
DEBBIE: This is Mr Greer.?
JIM: Hello, I'm Jim O'Brien. How are you?
PETER: I'm Peter. Peter Greer. I'm fine, thanks.?
DEBBIE: Mr Greer is an accountant.?
JIM: Miss Genaux is an accountant, too.
PETER: Pardon?
JIM: Miss Genaux is an accountant, too.?
VALERIE: Yes, I'm an accountant.
Practice 3:Pardon? 表示沒聽清對方說話,請對方重復。還可以說“I beg your
pardon?”或“Pardon me?”注意:說的時候要用升調。
“Introduction of Others”介紹他人
This is ___________. 這是____________。
Pardon? 對不起,請再說一遍好嗎??
Examples: DEBBIE: This is Miss Genaux.?
JIM: Pardon?
DEBBIE: This is Miss Genaux. And this is Mr Greer.? JIM: Pardon?
DEBBIE: This is Mr Greer.